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History...The Albourne Way Whole School Overview 2024-25 Curriculum Overviews History…The Albourne Way INTENT Everything we do at Albourne Church of England School is underpinned by our vision, The Albourne Way – living life to the full. Children in our school will achieve highly because our expectations for pupil outcomes are ambitious. ‘History… The Albourne Way’ envisions a history curriculum that sparks curiosity, promotes critical thinking, and cultivates a deep understanding of the past. It is our intent to empower young learners to become informed global citizens who appreciate the rich tapestry of human experience and understand the interconnectedness of events, societies, and cultures throughout time. Core historical concepts such as cause and consequence are central, providing relevance to the modern world. Our curriculum aims to ignite curiosity, cultivate critical thinking, and instil a deep appreciation for human history, preparing students to be engaged citizens in an interconnected world and live their life to the full. IMPLEMENTATION We lead an enquiry-lead approach to our history curriculum as our pupils not only build their substantive knowledge and understanding, but become increasingly adept at disciplinary thinking, conceptual understanding and the use of specialised vocabulary and technical terms. In order to do this, as a school we are dedicated to the teaching and delivery of a high-quality history curriculum. This is implemented through: An early introduction to understanding the world in a rich immersion into history in our early year’s curriculum. A vast range of enquiries into different time periods from the Stone Age to World War II, with in depth studies on ancient civilisations and time periods in KS2. This enables pupils to develop their chronological awareness of themes and issues over more extended periods of time. A range of skills being taught to encourage our children to think like historians; by teaching them to analyse and evaluate sources and evidence. Teaching subject concepts that are built upon each year throughout their journey at Albourne, so they learn how to think and work like historians. Learning activities are very varied to ensure that all pupils have opportunities to demonstrate their strengths. The MTPs for each enquiry in History highlight both the objectives and anticipated outcomes of the investigation – the end points of learning. Our curriculum for EYFS – Year 6 provision is made for regular and high quality visits which we recognise as a core element of our pupils’ statutory entitlement in History. These visits provide opportunities to develop and consolidate skills and concepts introduced in the classroom and allow pupils to extend their understanding through investigating History in the ‘real world.’ When assessing our pupils, evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources to inform the process including interaction with pupils during discussions and related questioning, day to day observations, presentation and communication of data collected during visits and writing in different genres. We do not make summative judgements about individual pieces of pupil work, but rather use continuous formative assessments to build an emerging picture of what the pupil knows and understands about our overall enquiry into the subject. IMPACT Our inclusive, immersive, and aspirational history curriculum will prepare our pupils for their interaction with the modern world and educate them on their place in history. Not only will our pupils will have progressed their substantive knowledge and know their ‘facts’ about their history. But our integration of disciplinary thinking will expand their view on the world with their ability to apply skills of analysis, evaluation and empathy across their evolution in our modern-day society.

The wellbeing of our pupils is important to us. Find out more about our Albourne Way Peacekeepers. Mental Health & Wellbeing Looking after all our pupils. Mental health is a state of wellbeing in which every individual realises their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to their community (World Health Organisation). At Albourne we are committed to promoting and supporting positive mental, physical and emotional wellbeing for all school stakeholders - pupils, staff, parents & community. A group of children who help develop friendships for children, find solutions to problems and encourage children to follow the Albourne Way. How to look after your mental health Anxiety Eating for your mind The Peacekeepers Further information Below are resources you may find useful to support your child in different situations. Further resources on keeping your child safe online can be found on our online safety page. Read our Ofsted inspections NSPCC National Bullying Helpline Kidscape - help with bullying

Albourne Church of England Primary School is a caring church school rooted in the heart of our community, in the village of Albourne, West Sussex. About us Albourne Church of England Primary School is a caring church school rooted in the heart of our community, in the village of Albourne, West Sussex. Explore Headteacher's Welcome A warm welcome to Albourne C.E. Primary School. The school is set in the heart of Albourne village, in beautiful rural surroundings, at the foot of the South Downs. Our pupils come from a wide rural catchment area and range from age 4 to 11 years. Read more Vision and Values Our Christian values are the basis for everything we do at Albourne and they play a key role in the development of our pupils academically, emotionally, morally, socially and spiritually. We encourage pupils to consider how we model our values through our actions in daily life. Read more The Albourne Way The Albourne Way encourages both the community and our children to be caring citizens, confident and independent learners and responsible and resilient individuals. Read more House Teams All pupils at Albourne are members of one of our house teams. Houses are named after trees - Oak, Alder, Willow and Walnut - as chosen by our pupils. Read more Pupil Leadership Pupils are given opportunities for leadership at Albourne. This may be leading their peers as House Captains, representing their class in our Pupil Parliament or being an Albourne Way Ambassador. Read more Staff We have a caring and committed team of skilled staff who work together to make a positive difference to the children's lives, to ensure that every child is given the best learning opportunities to develop academically, socially and emotionally. Read more Governors Our Governing body are committed to making a positive contribution to the school and your children’s education, both their learning and wellbeing. Read more Parent and Teacher Association We have a close relationship with our parents and an active and enthusiastic Parent and Teacher Association (PTA). Read more Hurst Education Trust Albourne is a proud member of the Hurst Education Trust (HET) which is a Multi-Academy Trust set up by Hurstpierpoint College, in collaboration with the Diocese of Chichester. It exists to provide a unique offer to local schools in the Mid Sussex area. Read more Vacancies Find out more about our staff vacancies at Albourne C.E. Primary School. Read more

Collective Worship is an important part of each day at our school. Some days we meet together as a whole school, on others as Key Stages, Houses or individual classes. Christian Life Ensuring our school and our lessons are inviting, inclusive and inspirational. SIAMS Inspection January 2025 Vision & Values Document Collective Worship Collective Worship is an important part of each day at our school. Some days we meet together as a whole school, on others as Key Stages, Houses or individual classes. Each half term we focus on one of our values in particular. Our Collective Worship is inviting, inclusive and inspirational. It includes time to worship through song and prayer, a time for reflection and is usually linked to Biblical teachings. We have regular visits from Reverend Rachel Cornish, Priest in Charge at St Bartholomew's Church in Albourne and Splash , a local Christian charity that works within schools. Our churches Our school is situated within the Parish of Albourne, which is part of three parishes. These are known as ASCAT: Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham, and lie within the Diocese of Chichester. Our local churches are St Bartholomew's Church in Albourne and Christ Church in Sayers Common. Throughout the year we attend services at these churches. Religious Education At Albourne, we deliver Religious Education (RE) in line with the West Sussex Agreed Syllabus. This provides an effective RE programme of study to enable pupils to have the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to hold balanced and informed conversations about religions and worldviews. Through RE, we seek to give our children a rich variety of experiences from which they can develop knowledge, understanding and awareness of all faiths. RE also has a significant role in the development of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding. It promotes respect and open-mindedness towards others with different faiths and beliefs. We encourage pupils to develop their sense of identity and belonging through self-awareness and reflection. In line with the Church of England’s Statement of Entitlement (2019), we aim for all pupils: to know about and understand Christianity as a diverse global living faith through the exploration of core beliefs using an approach that critically engages with biblical text to gain knowledge and understanding of a range of religions and world views appreciating diversity, continuity and change within the religions and worldviews being studied to engage with challenging questions of meaning and purpose raised by human existence and experience to recognise the concept of religion and its continuing influence on Britain’s cultural heritage and in the lives of individuals and societies in different times, cultures and places to explore their own religious, spiritual and philosophical ways of living, believing and thinking Find out more about our teaching of RE on our Religious Education page.

Geography...The Albourne Way Inspiring lifelong curiosity & creating informed global citizens Curriculum Overviews Whole School Overview 2024-25 Geography…The Albourne Way INTENT Everything we do at Albourne Church of England School is underpinned by our vision, The Albourne Way – living life to the full. Children in our school will achieve highly because our expectations for pupil outcomes are ambitious. ‘Geography… The Albourne Way’ envisions a dynamic geography curriculum that prepares students for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century while promoting a deep understanding of the interconnectedness between people and their environments. Our curriculum is grounded in the belief that geography is not just about maps and locations, but is a lens through which students can explore the complexities of the world around them. Our curriculum raises curiosity about diverse landscapes, cultures, and natural phenomena through hands-on activities and field trips. Our goal is to inspire lifelong curiosity, create informed global citizens, and equip students for success in an interconnected world. IMPLEMENTATION We lead an enquiry-lead approach to our history curriculum as our pupils not only build their substantive knowledge and understanding, but become increasingly adept at disciplinary thinking, conceptual understanding and the use of specialised vocabulary and technical terms. In order to do this, as a school we are dedicated to the teaching and delivery of a high-quality history curriculum. This is implemented through: reflecting the guidance of and matches with the scope and ambition of the national curriculum. providing pupils with the appropriate opportunities to build their substantive and disciplinary knowledge. This will encourage children to master and apply subject skills and techniques and acquire the specialist language and technical terms to communicate their understanding effectively. Creating a MTP of each enquiry, which defines what the pupils will know, understand and be able to do. This is clearly identifiable in the progressive and increasingly challenging objectives. Sequencing enquiries to ensure that pupils can build on prior knowledge and understanding as they tackle more complex and demanding enquiries throughout their education. Learning activities are very varied to ensure that all pupils have opportunities to demonstrate their strengths. Our curriculum for EYFS – Year 6 provision is made for regular and high quality visits which we recognise as a core element of our pupils’ statutory entitlement in geography. These visits provide opportunities to develop and consolidate skills and concepts introduced in the classroom and allow pupils to extend their understanding through investigating geography in the ‘real world.’ When assessing our pupils, evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources to inform the process including interaction with pupils during discussions and related questioning, day to day observations, presentation and communication of data collected during visits and writing in different genres. We do not make summative judgements about individual pieces of pupil work, but rather use continuous formative assessments to build an emerging picture of what the pupil knows and understands about our overall enquiry into the subject. IMPACT Our curriculum, ‘Geography... The Albourne Way’ helps to prepare our pupils for life in the 21st century with all of its currently unknown possibilities. Our pupils will develop the skills to act as young geographers in our current world. As geographers they will acquire the skills to make links and connections between the natural world and human activity, how it changes and the impact of physical and human geography upon one another. Our curriculum prepares our pupils for opportunities and challenges that will arise during their lifetime – personal, local, national and global.

At Albourne CE Primary School, we are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background. Equality Committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils. Equality Statement At Albourne CE Primary School, we are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background. We aim to develop a culture of inclusion and diversity in which all those connected to the school feel proud of their identity and ability to participate fully in school life. We tackle discrimination through the positive promotion of equality, by challenging bullying and stereotypes and by creating an environment which champions respect for all. We believe that diversity is a strength which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit us. Equality in Teaching and Learning We provide all our pupils with the opportunity to succeed and to reach the highest level of personal achievement. We do this by: Ensuring equality of access for all pupils and preparing them for life in a diverse society Using materials that reflect the diversity of the school, population and local community without stereotyping Promoting attitudes and values that challenge any discriminatory behaviour or prejudice Providing opportunities for pupils to appreciate their own culture and celebrate the diversity of other cultures Seeking to involve all parents in supporting their child’s education Utilising teaching approaches appropriate for the whole school population which are inclusive and reflective of our pupils Equality Objectives from Autumn 2024-25 At Albourne Church of England Primary School we are committed to ensuring quality of education and opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers, irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, religion or socio-economic background. In order to further support pupils, raise standards and ensure inclusive teaching, we have set the following objectives: Objective 1: To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by gender and SEND and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils. Objective 2: To continue to raise levels of attainment in core subjects for vulnerable learners. Objective 3: To review levels of parental and pupil engagement in learning and school life, across all activities to ensure equity and fairness in access and engagement. Equal Opportunities for Staff All staff appointments and promotions are made on the basis of merit and ability and in compliance with the law. The school has a full and separate Equal Opportunity Policy which can be found on the Policies page . Please consult this for further details if you wish. Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. Policies

The Hurst Education Trust (HET) is a Multi-Academy Trust set up by Hurstpierpoint College in collaboration with the Diocese of Chichester. It exists to provide a unique offer to local schools in the Mid Sussex area. Hurst Education Trust Albourne is proud to be part of the Hurst Education Trust. HET & Albourne Vision & Values HET & Albourne Curriculum The Hurst Education Trust (HET) is a Multi-Academy Trust set up by Hurstpierpoint College (known as Hurst College) in collaboration with the Diocese of Chichester. It exists to provide a unique offer to local schools in the Mid Sussex area. HET vision and values Academic excellence is the foundation of a Hurst education because we believe it opens doors to the future. Therefore every child at Hurst College, and at a HET School, is challenged and supported along the way in our friendly and warm community. We are ambitious for each of our pupils, and who they can become, and we encourage each pupil to engage and enjoy all aspects of school life. We want our pupils to learn the importance of certain values: a sense of duty, an awareness of right and wrong and a respect for others. We want pupils to be ambitious with a clear sense of purpose, to acquire a balanced view of life and develop into independent, mature individuals. Schools who are part of the Hurst Education Trust receive a high quality education support package focused on the “Good to Outstanding” journey and access to Hurst College’s facilities, including sports and academic provision together with specialist facilities including the theatre, farm and chapel. Importantly, schools retain their individuality, including their name, uniform and curriculum. To find out more, please visit the Hurst Education Trust website. A Message from the CEO With its close partnership with the Diocese of Chichester, the Hurst Education Trust is a Church of England Multi-Academy Trust. As such it is proud of its identity and foundation and this is reflected explicitly and implicitly in its ethos, practices and policies. Central to the work of the Trust and its schools will be the Church of England’s Vision for Education: “Educating for life in all of its fullness.” “I have come so that you may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10) Under this umbrella, the Trust and its schools are open, welcoming and inclusive, embracing pupils of all faiths and none, committed to the flourishing of all of its pupils. Diversity will be celebrated and equal opportunities available to all. It is our belief that there are core common values universally recognised across faith boundaries, dignity, compassion, the removal of disadvantage and discrimination, empathy and encouragement which help foster and create a positive school environment in which all individuals can thrive and grow. Tim Manly CEO Hurst Education Trust Details of the Trust can be found on the Hurst Education Trust website www.hurst.education Key documents, including the Trust's annual report and accounts, can be accessed from www.hurst.education/documents The Hurst Education Trust is a Company Limited by Guarantee in England and Wales Registered No. 13807225 The Trust's contact details are: Hurst Education Trust c/o Hurstpierpoint College College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex, BN6 9JS 01273 836914 Downloads and links Download our documents for further information about our curriculum. Hurst Education Trust Hurst Education Trust - Key documents

The Albourne Way was created out of our vision to nurture and enable all of our children to flourish and be the person that they are capable of being. The Albourne Way Living Life to the full. Vision & Values Document Everything we do at Albourne Church of England Primary School is underpinned by John 10:10 - 'Jesus said, "I have come that you may have life in all its fullness."' Whilst developing our ‘culture of excellence for all’, we encapsulated 'life in all its fullness' within The Albourne Way. The Albourne Way was created out of our vision to nurture and enable all of our children to flourish and be the person that they are capable of being. See our Vision & Values document for more information. The Albourne Way encourages both the community and our children to be caring citizens; confident and independent learners and responsible and resilient individuals. One of the areas of The Albourne Way is about following the ‘excellence in presentation’ way; it is not just about handwriting and best practice but progress from pupils' starting points. When a child is following The Albourne Way, or making progress from their starting points, they are recommended to visit Ms Keeling for an 'A' sticker. Once pupils receive three 'A' stickers, they will be awarded an extraordinary certificate. Once a pupil receives five of these stickers, they become a member of The Albourne Way Ambassadors Association and will be awarded a special badge. The Ambassadors Association involves regular meetings at lunchtimes to look at pupils' progress in their books, discuss their next steps and identify the next term's group of Ambassadors. Read more about the Ambassadors Association on our Pupil Leadership page. Pupils use the Christian values they learn during their time at Albourne to guide and support them through life. The Albourne Way aims to help pupils experience 'life in all its fullness' as they progress from Primary School towards adulthood.